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| Global Score | |
| 59.6 | 58.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Dell | Microsoft |
| Windows 8.1 Pro | Windows |
| 8.50 x 5.10 x 0.35 inches | 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches |
| 13.90 ounces | 31.01 ounces |
| Black and Red | -- |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1195.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 13 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2880 x 1920 pixels |
| 189 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Bay Trail-T chipset | 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U chipset |
| Atom Z3740D (Quad-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU |
| 8.64 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.46 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 10.00 MP |
| 5.94 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4830mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.64 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Dell Venue 8 Pro is just a bit better than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, with a 59.6 score against 58.7. Dell Venue 8 Pro comes with Windows 8.1 Pro OS, while Microsoft Surface 9 Pro has Windows OS. The Dell Venue 8 Pro design is a lot lighter and a little bit thinner than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
Dell Venue 8 Pro has a much better display than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, although it has a way smaller screen, a lot worse screen density and a way worse 800 x 1280 resolution. Microsoft Surface 9 Pro features a little bit more storage capacity to install games and applications than Dell Venue 8 Pro, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
The Dell Venue 8 Pro features a much faster CPU than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has less RAM, it also counts with a greater number of cores (and also faster). Microsoft Surface 9 Pro captures slightly better pictures and videos than Dell Venue 8 Pro, because it has a way more mega-pixels back camera.
The Dell Venue 8 Pro features a much longer battery life than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
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